保持

Chinese

to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
to grasp; to hold; support
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
 
trad. (保持) 保 持
simp. #(保持) 保 持

Pronunciation

Verb

保持

  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise
    保持清潔／保持清洁  ―  bǎochí qīngjié  ―  to keep clean
    保持緘默／保持缄默  ―  bǎochí jiānmò  ―  to remain silent
    保持安靜／保持安静  ―  bǎochí ānjìng  ―  to keep quiet
    保持暢通／保持畅通  ―  bǎochí chàngtōng  ―  to keep clear
    對……保持警惕／对……保持警惕  ―  duì...... bǎochí jǐngtì  ―  to remain vigilant against something
    保持克制  ―  bǎochí kèzhì  ―  to exercise restraint
    保持微笑  ―  bǎochí wēixiào  ―  to keep smiling
    保持持久穩定／保持持久稳定  ―  bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng  ―  to maintain lasting stability
    保持強勁的增長 [MSC, trad.]
    保持强劲的增长 [MSC, simp.]
    bǎochí qiángjìng de zēngzhǎng [Pinyin]
    to maintain robust growth
    畢業後，他仍然與同學保持聯繫。 [MSC, trad.]
    毕业后，他仍然与同学保持联系。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì. [Pinyin]
    He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保 持
ほ
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

保(ほ)持(じ) • (hoji) ←ほぢ (fodi)?

  1. keeping, holding, conservation, retention
  2. maintenance

Verb

保(ほ)持(じ)する • (hoji suru) ←ほぢ (fodi)?transitive suru (stem 保(ほ)持(じ)し (hoji shi), past 保(ほ)持(じ)した (hoji shita))

  1. keep, hold, conserve
  2. maintain
    • 2024 March 22, 三浦信祐 [Nobuhiro Miura], quotee, “第213回国会　参議院　経済産業委員会　第3号　令和6年3月22日 [213th Diet, House of Councillors, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, No. 3, March 22, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 28 September 2025:
      経済力には、金融、経済、財政の力を保持することは必須であります。
      Keizai-ryoku ni wa, kin'yū, keizai, zaisei no chikara o hoji suru koto wa hissu de ari masu.
      Economic power requires maintaining financial, economic and fiscal strength.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保持する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 保持し ほじし hoji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 保持し ほじし hoji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 保持する ほじする hoji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 保持する ほじする hoji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 保持すれ ほじすれ hoji sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 保持せよ¹
保持しろ² 		ほじせよ¹
ほじしろ² 		hoji seyo¹
hoji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 保持される ほじされる hoji sareru
Causative 保持させる
保持さす 		ほじさせる
ほじさす 		hoji saseru
hoji sasu
Potential 保持できる ほじできる hoji dekiru
Volitional 保持しよう ほじしよう hoji shiyō
Negative 保持しない ほじしない hoji shinai
Negative continuative 保持せず ほじせず hoji sezu
Formal 保持します ほじします hoji shimasu
Perfective 保持した ほじした hoji shita
Conjunctive 保持して ほじして hoji shite
Hypothetical conditional 保持すれば ほじすれば hoji sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
保持

Noun

保持 • (boji) (hangeul 보지)

  1. hanja form? of 보지 (“preservation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
保持

Verb

保持

  1. chữ Hán form of bảo trì (“to preserve”)
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